Apple Cultivation Guidelines for Maximum Yields
APPLE
as
commodity
By
Sagar Kansal
J&K
H.P.
U.K
A.P
CLIMATE
•
1000-1600 cold units
•
Blossom stage
Fruit set stage
•
Damaged at -2.2 to -3.3
0
c
Soil
•
pH
•
Medium, well-drained soils are
preferable
Water Level Requirement
•
Water level of 200-400 mm is required
Tree spacing
Medium sized varieties:
Trees are planted 4 x 5 m or 4 x 6 m; 400-500 trees per ha
Dwarf varieties: 2.5 x 4.0 m: 1,000 - 2,300 trees per ha
Extra dwarfed varieties: 3 x 0.90 m: 3,000 - 4,000 trees
ROOTSTOCKS
Harvest
Yields
60 - 80 tons/ha
INSECT PEST OF APPLE
PRICES OF APPLE
EXPORT AND IMPORT
Ensure successful apple cultivation with detailed guidance on climate requirements, soil pH, nutrient demand, harvest timings, pest control measures, and market prices. Learn about tree spacing, rootstocks, and more to optimize apple production.
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APPLE as commodity By Sagar Kansal
J&K H.P. U.K A.P
CLIMATE 1000-1600 cold units Blossom stage Damaged at -2.2 to -3.3 0c Fruit set stage
Soil pH Medium, well-drained soils are preferable Water Level Requirement Water level of 200-400 mm is required Medium sized varieties: Trees are planted 4 x 5 m or 4 x 6 m; 400-500 trees per ha Dwarf varieties: 2.5 x 4.0 m: 1,000 - 2,300 trees per ha Extra dwarfed varieties: 3 x 0.90 m: 3,000 - 4,000 trees Tree spacing
Nutrient demand (Kg/ha) Time of application N P2O5 K2O Spring to early summer 60 - 90 50 - 100 120 - 170 Post harvest 20 - 35 - 60 - 70 Total 80 - 125 50 - 100 180 - 240
Harvest Early varieties Late varieties 100 days after full blossoming 180 - 210 days after full blossoming
Yields 60 - 80 tons/ha
INSECT PEST OF APPLE Insect pest Scientific name Chemical used San Jose scale Quadraspidiotus pernicious comst Fumigation of the nursery plants with HCN gas or methyl bromide Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum hausmn Dimethoate or thiometon granules @15 g per tree CODLING MOTH Cydia pomonella Linneaus 700 ml endosulfan 35 EC EUROPEAN RED MITE Panonychus ulmi binapacryl dinocap INDIAN GYPSY MOTH Lymantria obfuscata 700 ml endosulfan 35 EC APPLE STEM BORER Apriona cinerea Paradichlorbenzene 0.5 gm inside the holes and plug them. BLOSSOM THRIPS Thrips flavus endosulfan 0.05% at pink bud stage
PRICES OF APPLE Maximum 2000 11000 4500 7260 6500 6740 4700 2000 8500 11000 17000 Minimum 1000 300 3500 1250 1610 3200 1000 1000 5000 2300 8000 Apple American Apple Condition Delicious Golden Kasmir/Shimla - II Kullu Royal Delicious Maharaji Rich Red Royal Delicious Simla
EXPORT AND IMPORT 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Product Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value Export Apples 30,067.20 9,147.11 23,805.88 5,151.39 36,098.06 8,623.77 Import Apples 1,88,071.61 92,762.73 2,02,278.60 1,16,208.73 1,75,355.66 1,17,602.93 Value in Rs. Lacs Qty in MT
